Question

What is the slope of the line between the points, (-1, 5) and (5, 1)?

Answer 1

do you remember the slope definition / formula from class?

Answer 2

yeh kinda

Answer 3

Given 2 points, (x,y) = -1,5) and (x1,y1) = (5,1)

compute \[slope = \frac{ y - y1 }{ x - x1 }\]

Answer 4

ok yeh i got -2/3 but thats not what its asking right?

Answer 5

substitute properly

Answer 6

What do u mean by that

Answer 7

(5 - 1) / (-1 - 5)

Answer 8

4 / -6

Answer 9

-2/3

Answer 10

tell me what is the value of y1

Answer 11

it is -2/3, you had it right , ?

Answer 12

yeh

Answer 13

yeah that is the slope of the line through those 2 given points, slope = -2/3

Answer 14

ok the way they worded it was confusing me

Answer 15

oh, yep thats all ya have to do :)

Answer 16

thank you